- Actors: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Arthur Kennedy, Charley Grapewin, Gene Lockhart
- Directors: Raoul Walsh
- Writers: Lenore J. Coffee, Wally Kline, Æneas MacKenzie
- Producers: Hal B. Wallis, Robert Fellows
- Format: Black & White, Full Screen, Mono, PAL
- Language English
- Classification: U
- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: 3 April 2000
- Run Time: 140 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CK5K
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 988 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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another great dvd errol flynn and co stars really put this dvd on the map it is enthralling from beggining to end.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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The story of General George Armstrong Custer and his famous last stand at the Battle of Little Big Horn,stars Errol Flynn,and is I tend to feel a rather glorified version of the actual historical facts ,in saying that it is streets ahead of its more recent made rival Custer of the west with Robert Shaw ,and is a must for Errol Flynn fans .It is worth saying that Flynn starred in The Charge of the Light Brigade and while it again was ficitionalised it is in the sense of its entertainment value a superiour film the later version of the same subject ,Watch and enjoy .
"Men die. But a regiment lives on; because a regiment has an immortal soul of its own"...Errol Flynn
15 Feb 2011
Format:DVD
Warner Bros. Pictures presents "THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON" (1942) (140 min/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) -- Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Arthur Kennedy, Charley Grapewin, Gene Lockhart & Anthony Quinn
Directed by Raoul Walsh
General George Armstrong Custer (Flynn) is a flamboyant and brilliant cavalry officer, who during the Civil War defies his superiors' orders and becomes a hero as a result. After a period of forced retirement in the postwar years, Custer is put in charge of the 7th Cavalry in the Dakota Territory. Here he whips this ragtag group into spit-and-polish shape, and also does his best to extend a neighborly hand to the local Indian tribes. Custer even goes so far as to promise Chief Crazy Horse (Quinn) that the white man will never set foot in the sacred Black Hills. Alas, Custer is betrayed by greedy gold prospectors, whipped into a frenzy by scheming land speculator Ned Sharp. Forced by circumstances to do battle against Crazy Horse to prevent tribal retaliation, Custer and his command ride towards a rendezvous with destiny at the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876.
Historical inaccuracies abound but it's a great story and well told!
This film represented the final screen pairing of Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, a fact that lends poignancy to their classic parting scene. Though an extremely long film, They Died With Their Boots On is never dull, especially during the spectacular Custer's Last Stand finale.
BIOS:
1. Raoul Walsh (Director)
Date of Birth: 11 March 1887 - New York, New York
Date of Death: 31 December 1980 - Simi Valley, California
2. Errol Flynn [aka: Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn]
Date of Birth: 20 June 1909, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date of Death: 14 October 1959, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3. Olivia de Havilland
Date of Birth: 1 July 1916 - Tokyo, Japan
Date of Death: Still Living
Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 5 Stars
Performance: 5 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]
Total Time: 140 min on DVD ~ Warner Bros. Pictures ~ (04/19/2005)
Directed by Raoul Walsh
General George Armstrong Custer (Flynn) is a flamboyant and brilliant cavalry officer, who during the Civil War defies his superiors' orders and becomes a hero as a result. After a period of forced retirement in the postwar years, Custer is put in charge of the 7th Cavalry in the Dakota Territory. Here he whips this ragtag group into spit-and-polish shape, and also does his best to extend a neighborly hand to the local Indian tribes. Custer even goes so far as to promise Chief Crazy Horse (Quinn) that the white man will never set foot in the sacred Black Hills. Alas, Custer is betrayed by greedy gold prospectors, whipped into a frenzy by scheming land speculator Ned Sharp. Forced by circumstances to do battle against Crazy Horse to prevent tribal retaliation, Custer and his command ride towards a rendezvous with destiny at the Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876.
Historical inaccuracies abound but it's a great story and well told!
This film represented the final screen pairing of Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, a fact that lends poignancy to their classic parting scene. Though an extremely long film, They Died With Their Boots On is never dull, especially during the spectacular Custer's Last Stand finale.
BIOS:
1. Raoul Walsh (Director)
Date of Birth: 11 March 1887 - New York, New York
Date of Death: 31 December 1980 - Simi Valley, California
2. Errol Flynn [aka: Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn]
Date of Birth: 20 June 1909, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date of Death: 14 October 1959, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3. Olivia de Havilland
Date of Birth: 1 July 1916 - Tokyo, Japan
Date of Death: Still Living
Mr. Jim's Ratings:
Quality of Picture & Sound: 5 Stars
Performance: 5 Stars
Story & Screenplay: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars [Original Music, Cinematography & Film Editing]
Total Time: 140 min on DVD ~ Warner Bros. Pictures ~ (04/19/2005)
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They Died With Their Boots On
Starring Errol Flynn in the heroic role of Gen. George Armstrong Custer; and released just prior to America's entry into World War Two in 1941; the purpose of this classic film was... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2009 by C. W. Bradbury
Classic Flynn!!!!
"They Died With Their Boots On" is a classic. It is has an energy all its own and it gallops unapologetically to its inevitable final. Read more
Published on 11 July 2007 by nmollo
CUSTER HAD IT COMING!
This movie continues the 'Custer as Hero' myth which really should not be taken seriously when we know what a cruel, wicked racist he was. Read more
Published on 16 May 2006 by s.thompson
Good if you like this sort of thing.
This film follows the life of George Custer, a complete and utter madman, who's sole aim after the civil war was to become the President of the U.S. Read more
Published on 5 July 2000 by ob1@globalnet.co.uk
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